In this episode of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by britishvoiceover.co.uk, Margaret Ashley joins Sam and Mark to talk about characterisation and analysing your scripts.

Our wildcards get very silly, and range from child to old crone with a brilliant station announcer thrown in along the way!

Our VO question this week is all about what the best investment in your voiceover career has been to date.

We’d love you to join in and send us your version of one of the reads in today’s show – just pop it onto an mp3 and send it to podcast@britishvoiceover.co.uk

Script 1

The first element of due diligence implies adopting a policy commitment to respect all internationally recognized human rights.

- Secondly, you periodically assess the risks and impacts along your full value chain.

- Accordingly, you implement measures to address the identified issues in a third step.

- The fourth element involves embedding human rights throughout the relevant functions of the organization, such as human resources, procurement and internal audit.

Script 2

About the character: Vilnius is a city of respectable age, and accordingly, in its self-assured, friendly, slightly flirtatious, yet polite manner, this is how it would like to be described. A seasoned woman, still active and ready to conquer mountains, hosting grand "celebrations" at her place, inviting everyone who shares the same connection with Vilnius.

Hey! It’s me – Vilnius – the vibrant capital of Lithuania and the world capital of road running 2023. If you share my passion for running, you simply can’t miss the opportunity to meet me this fall. I promise to take your breath away in the ultimate global running festival alongside the world’s fastest runners. If you want to win a one-of-a-kind World Champs medal, register now. Because the only running I am not fond of is running out of time. See you soon!

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About our guest: Margaret Ashley is an award winning voice actor who works across all voice genres. An all round Assured, Adaptable Authoritative Articulate, Versatile voice with Gravitas and a conversational, warm, friendly manner with an evocative tone, Margaret's confident and mature voice can move between animated characters to serious and compelling narrative.

A native Geordie, she has a warm RP accent and as a trained character actress. Past clients include the V&A, National Geographic, English Heritage, IBM, BBC, Big Finish Productions, SIDE, ZA/UM, Dream Harvest Video Games, Uken Games, Nissan Research, Nippon Gases, UniLever, Waterstones .

As a mature actress, her voice range can stretch from mid 40’s to old crones in the hundreds.

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